DevOps Storage Engineer (Placement Year)

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial research firm located in London is seeking a motivated Placement Year DevOps Storage Engineer. This role focuses on designing and managing high-performance storage solutions while collaborating with various teams. Candidates must be enrolled in a relevant degree program with a strong interest in systems, coding expertise in Python, and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive compensation, annual leave, and various employee benefits, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Lunch provided

30 days annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Comprehensive healthcare

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Mathematics or related degree programme with a placement year.
• Interest in building and managing high-performance infrastructure solutions.
• Experience in Linux systems and proficiency in programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and troubleshoot events affecting platform health.
• Conduct investigations and support incident management.
• Analyse HPC workflows to identify efficiency opportunities.
• Operate Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines and storage tooling.

Skills

Linux system administration

Proficiency in Python

GitOps

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Excellent communication skills

Education

Computer Science, Mathematics or related degree programme

Predicted grade of 2:1 or above

Tools

Ansible

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

Every breakthrough is built on strong.

The Storage Development Operations team, each of whom will work across disciplines to drive the strategy, culture and structure that enable our success.

This is a role based in our new Soho Place office opened in 2023 in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.

The role

Location: London

Dates: 13 July 2026 – 16 July 2027

The Storage Platform Management team is responsible for designing, deploying and operating a diverse range of storage solutions. These include high‑performance scale‑out clusters, block storage, object storage and archival systems—all of which underpin the research and compute environment at G‑Research.

As a Placement Year DevOps Storage Engineer you will partner with Researchers, Software Engineers, Network teams and leading vendors including Dell VAST, HPE and Rubrik to optimise workflows and resolve issues.

For students with strong coding expertise there is also the opportunity to contribute to the team’s development backlog focusing on automation, customer‑facing tools and observability enhancements.

Key responsibilities of the role include

• Monitoring and troubleshooting events affecting platform health.
• Conducting deep‑Dive investigations and supporting incident management.
• Analysing HPC workflows used by Research teams to identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Operating, maintaining and extending Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) pipelines and storage tooling.

Who are we looking for

We are seeking a motivated and capable student currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Mathematics or related degree programme with a placement (sandwich) year graduating in 2028.

• A predicted grade of 2:1 or above or equivalent.
• Interest in building and managing high‑performance, scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions.
• Linux system administration experience.
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages.
• Strong interest in GitOps and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) with exposure to tools such as Ansible, Jenkins and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams and the wider business.

Application process

• Successful applicants at CV stage will be invited to complete a technical assessment.
• Those who pass will attend an assessment centre followed by technical interviews with mentors.
• Applications will be reviewed from October with interviews starting in November.
• Please note: due to our focus on converting top placement students to graduate roles we can only consider those graduating in 2028.

Why should you apply

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus.
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar.
• 30 days annual leave.
• 9% company pension contributions.
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance.
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Monthly company events.

G‑Research is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideas‑driven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.

We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section.

Key Skills

• Data Center Experience
• Disaster Recovery
• VMware
• Computer Networking
• NFS
• Solaris
• Windows
• Virtualization
• Linux
• SAN
• Operating Systems
• Troubleshooting

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1